Psalm 122

Dewey Westra, 1931; rev.

1. How glad I was when unto me
   They said, “Let us with one accord
   Go to the temple of the LORD,
   There to adore His majesty.”
   Jerusalem, where blessing waits,
   Our feet are standing in your gates;
   Here shall we bring our supplication.
   Jerusalem is built so well:
   It is the pride of Israel;
   Securely knit are its foundations.
   
2. As was decreed for Israel,
   The tribes assemble from abroad
   With thanks unto the Name of God,
   For there His holy presence dwells.
   The seats for judgment are therein,
   The thrones of David’s royal kin;
   There sit the rulers of the nation.
   Prosperity be unto them
   That love you, O Jerusalem,
   Who make your peace their supplication.
   
3. Let peace be found within your walls
   And in your palaces repose;
   May blessings be conferred on those
   Who dwell within your favored halls.
   For friends and brethren I will say,
   “Let peace abide in you for aye;
   May nought disturb you now or ever.”
   By reason of God’s temple fair
   And for the mercy proffered there,
   I will invoke your good for ever.